two paces fast--
you don't
love me

Backyard Musings

I decided to take a day off today, the relief teaching agency called and offered me a particularly difficult class (even by my well-developed behaviour management standards). I didn't sleep in, but instead stepped outside just where the backyard pool was near my room. I never have hung around that place before (recently moved to my sister's house). It's a beautiful place, particularly in the morning, the pool opened up for the dawning sun, the distant flat ridges offered a ceremony of singing birds here and there. But enough said, it was a beautiful snapshot in time. So peaceful and abundant with nature. Here's something I wrote this morning:

where
the stone angel fell--
white roses

News, this and that, it's all great.

Pleased to announce that my 5 haiku submitted into the 'Third Australian Haiku Anthology' got published along with 73 other respected Australian haikuists! I am in good company :-) Also, in other news, the foundations for my first book are looking very positive, after negotiations with a 'mystery editor', mystery because I cannot announce who it is that is willing to aid me for several privacy and legal reasons.. All I'm saying is my words are going to be in the form of a book soon :-) My wildest dreams are finally looking more and more reachable. But, enough on the topic of mystery editors and books, for fear that several metaphorical tracking drones are watching me every move as I write... Here it is, changing the topic very smoothly, the five haiku published:

$5 phone card--
the things I forgot
to say

winter ending...
steering my kite
towards the rainbow

especially in Brisbane
the fast cars call my name
Vuong! Vuong!

switching the TV off
cracked windows
spill moonlight

reading Poe
a crow fades
into dusk

first clear day
I open the door
to sunflowers blooming


(previously published in 'Positive Words')